Contact Information: Contacts: For ZINK Imaging Deanna Clarance 781-761-5315 Deanna.clarance@ZINK.com For AlwaysOn Venture Summit East Lois Paul & Partners Michael Parker Ph: 781-782-5714 alwayson@lpp.com
ZINK Imaging Selected by AlwaysOn as a Northeast 100 Top Private Company Award Winner
Recognized for Creating New Business Opportunities in High-Growth Markets Through Game-Changing Technology
| Source: ZINK Imaging
BEDFORD, MA--(Marketwire - April 1, 2008) - ZINK Imaging, makers of the award-winning
ZINK™ Zero Ink™ digital printing technology, today announced that it
has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the Northeast 100 Top Private
Companies. The first-annual Northeast 100 list was compiled by the AlwaysOn
editorial panel. In order to be eligible for the list, companies in the
Northeastern United States had to be creating new business opportunities in
high-growth markets, demonstrating significant market traction and pursuing
game-changing technology in a key sector. AlwaysOn received hundreds of
nominations for this year's list.
ZINK Imaging and the Northeast 100 Top Companies for 2008 will be honored
at the AlwaysOn Venture Summit East to be held April 7 - April 9, 2008, at
the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston, MA. Venture Summit East a two-day
gathering that highlights the significant economic, political and
technology trends impacting the global growth investor. Venture Summit East
features the most influential institutional investors, venture capitalists,
corporate buyers, investment bankers and research analysts in the Eastern
US in keynote presentations and panel debates. The idea behind the
Northeast 100 companies list is to identify the most promising
entrepreneurial opportunities and investments in the Northeast region's
technology industry.
"For the first annual elite Northeast 100 list we surveyed more than 500
venture investors, investment bankers, and technology insiders, who
nominated hundreds of companies to determine the Northeast 100 winners,"
said Tony Perkins, Founder and Editor, AlwaysOn Network. "Each of the
Northeast 100 winners had to demonstrate leadership among their peers in
the following areas: innovation, market opportunity, commercialization,
media buzz, and stakeholder value creation. We congratulate them all on
this great honor!"
ZINK Imaging is the inventor of the ZINK Technology and the manufacturer of
ZINK Paper™. ZINK, standing for Zero Ink, is the first disruptive
printing technology in more than a decade -- full-color printing that does
not require any ink cartridges or ink ribbons. ZINK frees consumers to
enjoy and experience their digital content, getting more out of it the
moment it is created -- anytime, anywhere. ZINK offers a truly magical
experience that is affordable for everyone and has substantially less
impact on the planet than traditional digital printing.
The ZINK Paper is the heart of this new printing technology platform, or
"ZINK" category of printing. The patented ZINK Paper is an advanced
composite material with embedded yellow, magenta and cyan dye crystals. A
ZINK-enabled printer uses heat to activate and colorize these crystals.
The printing process is now radically simple -- just add paper™ and
print. From printers that fit into your pocket, to devices embedded in
televisions or computers, ZINK will allow imaging in ways never before
imagined.
"We are honored to receive this accolade from AlwaysOn, as recognition of
what we consider to be a revolutionary technological achievement -- the
ability to print without ink," said Wendy Caswell, President and CEO, ZINK
Imaging. "With ZINK, the printing process is now radically simple -- just
add ZINK paper and print. We are looking forward to bringing the magic of
ZINK to consumers in New England and worldwide."
About The AlwaysOn Venture Summit East
Venture Summit East is a two-day gathering that highlights the significant
economic, political and technology trends impacting the global growth
investor. Venture Summit East features the most influential institutional
investors, venture capitalists, corporate buyers, investment bankers and
research analysts in the Eastern US in keynote presentations and panel
debates. The goal of Venture Summit East is to match growth-company buyers
and sellers and identify the most promising innovation-driven, growth
investment opportunities.
About ZINK Imaging
ZINK Imaging Inc., a privately held company, was founded to enable millions
of customers to enjoy the magic of ZINK™ Zero Ink™ products. ZINK
Imaging's headquarters and research and development labs are in
Massachusetts, with a state of the art manufacturing facility in Whitsett,
North Carolina. For more information, please visit www.ZINK.com.
The ZINK Technology and ZINK trademarks are owned by ZINK Imaging, Inc.
About AlwaysOn
AlwaysOn ignited the open-media revolution in early 2003 by being the first
media brand to launch a global blog network. In 2004, AlwaysOn continued
to lead the media industry in innovation by introducing a social network
where members can connect and engage. AlwaysOn is also revolutionizing the
media business by applying its open-media principles to its executive event
series (Stanford Summit, AlwaysOn Hollywood, AlwaysOn Media and GoingGreen)
and quarterly print "blogozine" by empowering its members to post and share
their ideas and meet each other online. As our loyal readers know, AlwaysOn
is committed to the free-market, merit-driven approach to reporting and
event programming. No other media brand has dared to create such open
interaction with its readers and event participants.